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“The Rule” comic by Alison Bechdel

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Also Known As	Mo Movie Measure • Bechdel-Wallace test

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Cartoonist Alison Bechdel in Chicago, 2012

“The Rule” comic by Alison Bechdel

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Alison Bechdel, 2022

Alison Bechdel

American cartoonist and graphic novelist